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Onan [a] was a figure detailed in the Book of Genesis chapter 38, [1] as the second son of Judah who married the daughter of Shuah the Canaanite. Onan had an older brother Er and a younger brother, Shelah as well.
The Hebrew Bible does not mention an angel by the name Azrael, nor does it appear in the rabbinic literature of the Talmud or Midrashim. No such angel is treated as canonical in traditional Rabbinic Judaism. However, an angel by a similar name, Azriel (עזריאל), is mentioned in Kabbalistic literature, such as the Zohar.
Rahab (center) in James Tissot's The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies.Rahab (/ ˈ r eɪ h æ b /; [1] Hebrew: רָחָב, Modern: Raẖav, Tiberian: Rāḥāḇ, "broad", "large", Arabic: رحاب, a vast space of a land) was, according to the Book of Joshua, a Gentile and a Canaanite woman who resided within Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites by hiding two men who had ...
Biblical literature uses several words in its original languages to refer to different types of alcoholic beverages. Some of these words have overlapping meaning, particularly the words in the Hebrew language compared to the words in Koine Greek, the language of both the Septuagint and the New Testament.
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
The Trijicon biblical verses controversy refers to the stamping of Bible verse references (e.g. " Rev 21 :23") onto optical sights for rifles manufactured by Trijicon. Users and purchasers of the equipment—which included the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and other military units around the world—were unaware of the ...
Christian views on sin. In Christianity, sin is an immoral act and transgression of divine law. [ 1] The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ. [ 2] Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin, [ 3] describes sin as an act of offence against God by ...
Entitative attributes concerns God as regards to the fact that in Him essence and existence coincide. They are: infinity, simplicity, indivisibility, uniqueness, immutability, eternity, and spirituality (meaning absence of matter ). [ 5] Personal attributes of God are life (fullness, beatitude, perfection), thought, will and freedom, love and ...